Statement
Genève, le 14 septembre 2015
Mr.
President,
I have
the honour to make this statement on behalf of a group of 33 States. The
statement with the list of States will made available on the HRC Extranet.
We
recognize and welcome the positive ste...
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Day after another the Bahraini authorities proves its avoidance from its obligations placed on them following the ratification of the international covenants on human rights, most notably the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, as well as its denial from its commitments made in front of the Human Rights Council...
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BAHRAIN: Detained Human Rights Defender Nabeel Rajab On Hunger Strike
Paris-Geneva, October 8, 2012 – The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), is highly concerned about the physical and psychological integrity o...
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The Bahrain Human Rights Observatory is pleased to invite you to attend the press conference to be held next Tuesday 25th September 2012 at Bahrain Human Rights Society in Adliya on the deliberations of 21st session of Human Rights Council –Bahrain session held in Geneva on 19th Sep...
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A group of activists called on Facebook for peaceful demonstrations at 3pm on the 14th February outside the Bahraini capital Manama. The turnout was overwhelming as thousands protested peacefully in their villages. The demands included the dismissal of the gover...
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Open letter to the United Nations/governments of Denmark, US, UK and all other governments and organizations concerned with human rights: Today, April 3, 2012, human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, the founder of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights, enters day 55 of his hunger strike, which h...
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